Former state Sen. Darren Bailey is challenging five-term Rep. Mike Bost in the March 19 Republican primary for Illinois' 12th District
Officials have released body camera video that reveals a chaotic scene in which a Black woman in Springfield, Illinois, who called 911 for help was shot in the face in her home by a white sheriff’s deputy
The Illinois Supreme Court will hear an appeal of actor Jussie Smollett’s disorderly conduct conviction for staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lying to Chicago police
Pillsbury Mills was a groundbreaking, history-making flour mill in central Illinois for most of the 20th century
The Illinois Department of Corrections has spent September moving hundreds of inmates from Stateville Correctional Center in suburban Chicago in preparation for replacing the century-old lockup
Illinois will soon become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools
The Illinois governor is calling for the resignation of the sheriff whose deputy fatally wounded a Black woman after she called 911 for help last month
The deputy sheriff who fatally shot Sonya Massey in her Illinois home last month says he thought that when she unexpectedly said, “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” she intended to kill him
Records released by Illinois authorities show that two emergency response calls were made from the home of Sonya Massey in the days leading up to her death
The Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey, the unarmed Black woman who called 911 for help in her Springfield home, apologized Monday night during a community meeting
A riveted nation watched video released this week of a sheriff’s deputy in Illinois fatally shooting Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who called 911 for assistance, in her home
Illinois is poised to right a 175-year-old wrong by returning land in northern Illinois guaranteed to a Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation chief in 1829
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is under the spotlight again after a manager failed to consult a collections committee before purchasing a 21-star flag, supposedly from 1818 when Illinois became the 21st state to join the Union
In Illinois, 114,000 people are banned from owning guns because of legal tangles or mental health issues
Illinois Democrats have changed the way candidates for the General Assembly get on the ballot
A federal judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit by ex-governor and ex-con Rod Blagojevich seeking a return to public office by quoting Dr. Seuss
The birthplace of one of Illinois' more notorious politicians might soon be up for sale
A federal judge has reinstated Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr., who had been suspended from the team since he was charged with rape in Kansas
Illinois will usher in 320 new laws on New Year’s Day
Officials in a suburban Chicago community have issued municipal citations to a local news reporter for what they say were persistent contacts with city officials seeking comment on treacherous fall flooding
The Illinois governor is taking his abortion-rights advocacy nationwide
Governors receive many gifts
Preliminary autopsies show that five people who were killed in a central Illinois crash involving a semitruck carrying anhydrous ammonia died from exposure to the caustic chemical
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has obtained an original 1858 photograph of the future president with an interesting backstory
From bitcoin to Mexican peso, ‘Trump trades’ are appearing again
The UK's budget - it's all about the 'working people'
Truck maker Volvo's Q3 adjusted profit falls more than expected
Stock market today: Asian shares gain as China releases plan for market support
Taiwan president thanks air force for 'outstanding' work during China war games
Mets look for biggest comeback yet after falling behind Dodgers 3-1 in NLCS
Mountain West commissioner says she's heartbroken over turmoil surrounding San Jose State volleyball
Ohtani and Betts lead Dodgers to latest blowout of Mets for 3-1 lead in lopsided NLCS